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... short to realize the fulness of power that will come with greater maturity of age . — 11. Future Development . During the nineteenth cen- tury , American literature had a remarkable development . In various departments - history ...
... short to realize the fulness of power that will come with greater maturity of age . — 11. Future Development . During the nineteenth cen- tury , American literature had a remarkable development . In various departments - history ...
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... SHORT . ” His daily life was governed by a mechanical routine ; yet , after the Puritanic fashion , he upbraided himself with slothfulness . 56. Literary Labors . He mastered not only Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , which was expected of ...
... SHORT . ” His daily life was governed by a mechanical routine ; yet , after the Puritanic fashion , he upbraided himself with slothfulness . 56. Literary Labors . He mastered not only Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , which was expected of ...
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... Short History of the English Colo- nies in America will be found of special interest . For contem- porary sources , consult Albert B. Hart's " American History Told by Contemporaries " ( Macmillan ) or MacDonald's " Documentary Source ...
... Short History of the English Colo- nies in America will be found of special interest . For contem- porary sources , consult Albert B. Hart's " American History Told by Contemporaries " ( Macmillan ) or MacDonald's " Documentary Source ...
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... short , if the French schemes had been successful , the result would have been , as was contemplated , a new medi- æval France , which in its development , having possession of the largest and fairest part of the continent , would have ...
... short , if the French schemes had been successful , the result would have been , as was contemplated , a new medi- æval France , which in its development , having possession of the largest and fairest part of the continent , would have ...
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... short , quite a factotum . " But as he taught the other workmen of the office , among whom were a wild Irish- man and " an Oxford scholar , " his services became less neces- sary ; and on the first opportunity his employer provoked a ...
... short , quite a factotum . " But as he taught the other workmen of the office , among whom were a wild Irish- man and " an Oxford scholar , " his services became less neces- sary ; and on the first opportunity his employer provoked a ...
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